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NASA has a wide range of precipitation data, from hourly rainfall estimates to reanalysis datasets looking back decades. Our datasets and tools help users spot characteristics, trends, patterns, and anomalies in the precipitation that falls to Earth and understand how it affects natural areas and human communities.

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Sounder SIPS: EOS-Aqua AIRS Level 3 Climate Fingerprinting Sounder Product (ClimFiSP) Daily: Gridded Atmosphere, Cloud, and Surface Geophysical State V2 2 Aqua AIRS 2002-08-30 to 2026-01-01

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

0.5 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees
Sounder SIPS: EOS-Aqua AIRS Level 3 Climate Fingerprinting Sounder Product (ClimFiSP) Monthly: Gridded Atmosphere, Cloud, and Surface Geophysical State V2 2 Aqua AIRS 2002-08-30 to 2026-01-01

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

0.5 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees
Sounder SIPS: JPSS-1 ATMS Level 2 RAMSES2 Standard: Atmosphere, precipitation and surface geophysical state V3 (SNDRJ1ML2RMS) 3 NOAA-20 ATMS 2017-12-01 to Present

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

Sounder SIPS: JPSS-1 ATMS Level 2 RAMSES2 Support V3 (SNDRJ1ML2RMSSUP) 3 NOAA-20 ATMS 2017-12-01 to Present

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

Sounder SIPS: JPSS-1 ATMS Level 3 RAMSES2 Standard Gridded Daily V3 3 NOAA-20 ATMS 2017-12-11 to Present

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

14 Kilometers x 14 Kilometers
Sounder SIPS: JPSS-1 ATMS Level 3 RAMSES2 Standard Gridded Monthly V3 3 NOAA-20 ATMS 2017-12-01 to Present

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

14 Kilometers x 14 Kilometers
Sounder SIPS: JPSS-1 CrIMSS Level 2: Atmospheric state at Standard Pressure Levels derived from CLIMCAPS V2.1 (SNDRJ1IML2PLEVCPS) 2.1 JPSS-1 CrIS, ATMS 2015-11-02 to Present

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

Sounder SIPS: JPSS-1 CrIMSS Level 2 CLIMCAPS: retrieved atmospheric state V2.1 (SNDRJ1IML2CPS) 2.1 JPSS-1 CrIS, ATMS 2015-11-02 to Present

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

Sounder SIPS: JPSS-1 CrIS Level 2 CLIMCAPS: Atmosphere cloud and surface geophysical state V2 (SNDRJ1IML2CCPRET) 2 NOAA-20 CrIS, ATMS 2018-02-17 to Present

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

Sounder SIPS: JPSS-1 CrIS Level 3 Comprehensive Quality Control Gridded Daily CLIMCAPS V2 (SNDRJ1IML3CDCCP) 2 NOAA-20 CrIS, ATMS 2018-02-17 to Present

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees
Sounder SIPS: JPSS-1 CrIS Level 3 Comprehensive Quality Control Gridded Monthly CLIMCAPS V2 (SNDRJ1IML3CMCCP) 2 NOAA-20 CrIS, ATMS 2018-02-01 to Present

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees
Sounder SIPS: JPSS-1 CrIS Level 3 Specific Quality Control Gridded Daily CLIMCAPS V2 (SNDRJ1IML3SDCCP) 2 NOAA-20 CrIS, ATMS 2018-02-17 to Present

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees
Sounder SIPS: JPSS-1 CrIS Level 3 Specific Quality Control Gridded Monthly CLIMCAPS V2 (SNDRJ1IML3SMCCP) 2 NOAA-20 CrIS, ATMS 2018-02-01 to Present

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees
Sounder SIPS: JPSS-1/NOAA-20 CrIS Level 3 Climate Fingerprinting Sounder Product (ClimFiSP) Daily: Gridded Atmosphere, Cloud, and Surface Geophysical State V2 2 JPSS-1 CrIS 2018-02-17 to 2026-01-01

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

0.5 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees
Sounder SIPS: JPSS-1/NOAA-20 CrIS Level 3 Climate Fingerprinting Sounder Product (ClimFiSP) Monthly: Gridded Atmosphere, Cloud, and Surface Geophysical State V2 2 JPSS-1 CrIS 2018-02-01 to 2026-01-01

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

0.5 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees
Sounder SIPS: Suomi NPP ATMS Level 2 RAMSES II: Atmosphere, cloud and surface geophysical state V1 (SNDRSNML2RMS) 1 Suomi-NPP ATMS 2013-01-01 to 2015-11-01

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

Sounder SIPS: Suomi NPP ATMS Level 2 RAMSES2 Standard: Atmosphere, precipitation and surface geophysical state, V3 (SNDRSNML2RMS ) 3 Suomi-NPP ATMS 2011-12-10 to Present

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

Sounder SIPS: Suomi NPP ATMS Level 2 RAMSES2 Support V3 (SNDRSNML2RMSSUP) 3 Suomi-NPP ATMS 2011-12-10 to Present

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

Sounder SIPS: Suomi NPP ATMS Level 3 RAMSES2 Standard Gridded Daily V3 3 Suomi-NPP ATMS 2011-12-10 to Present

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

14 Kilometers x 14 Kilometers
Sounder SIPS: Suomi NPP ATMS Level 3 RAMSES2 Standard Gridded Monthly V3 3 Suomi-NPP ATMS 2011-12-01 to Present

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

14 Kilometers x 14 Kilometers
Sounder SIPS: Suomi NPP CrIMSS Level 2 CHART Normal Spectral Resolution: Atmosphere, cloud and surface geophysical state V1 1 Suomi-NPP CrIS, ATMS 2013-01-01 to 2015-11-01

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

Sounder SIPS: Suomi NPP CrIMSS Level 2 CLIMCAPS Full Spectral Resolution: Atmosphere cloud and surface geophysical state V2 (SNDRSNIML2CCPRET) 2 Suomi-NPP CrIS, ATMS 2015-11-02 to 2021-05-21

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

Sounder SIPS: Suomi NPP CrIMSS Level 2 CLIMCAPS Full Spectral Resolution: retrieved atmospheric state V2.1 (SNDRSNIML2CPS) 2.1 Suomi-NPP CrIS, ATMS 2015-11-02 to Present

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

Sounder SIPS: Suomi NPP CrIMSS Level 2 CLIMCAPS Normal Spectral Resolution: Atmosphere cloud and surface geophysical state V2 (SNDRSNIML2CCPRETN) 2 Suomi-NPP CrIS, ATMS 2012-01-20 to Present

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

Sounder SIPS: Suomi NPP CrIMSS Level 2 CLIMCAPS Normal Spectral Resolution: retrieved atmospheric state V2.1 (SNDRSNIML2CPSN) 2.1 Suomi-NPP CrIS, ATMS 2012-01-20 to Present

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

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